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#Happys5000: A Social Sporting & Entertainment Experience

Downtown Baton Rouge

Saturday, April 28, 2012 @ 6:00 PM

 

Date

Start: Saturday, April 28, 2012 @ 6:00 PM

Address

Downtown Baton Rouge
North Boulevard Town Square Baton Rouge, LA

Fees

5k Run/Walk:$20/$25/$30/$35; 5k "Costumed Caterpillar" Division: $100 per team; Beer Mile: Sold Out

Registration Closing Date

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 @ 11:59 PM PST

Brief Description

A :NIGHTLIFE Series: Event Presented by BROOKS. The #Happys5000 is back...we love mixing MUSIC+FOOD+ART+EXERCISE to create a unique participant experience. We have a lot of fun experiences in store in addition to the normal 5k run/walk, including: a "Costumed Caterpillar" division team competition, an official Beer Mile, a table tennis tent, an old school photo-booth and much much more to be announced soon! As we like to say: "It's more than just a race...it's a cultural event!"

Packet Pick-Up

EARLY PACKET PICK-UP will be Friday, April 27th at Varsity Sports on Perkins Road from 11am-6pm. You can also REGISTER on Friday at Varsity Sports from 11am-6pm OR on Race Day starting at 4pm.

RACE DAY REGISTRATION and Packet Pick-Up will begin Saturday at 4pm on the Town Lawn Square in Downtown Baton Rouge.

Caterpillar Division

Gather 4 of your closest creative friends+you & enter the Caterpillar division! What'd you say Mr.Biology? Caterpillars only have 3 sets of legs? Well consider this a hybrid with 2 sets of prolegs!
The scoop:
1) Capped@20 teams
2) 5 people/team
3) Select Caterpillar tab:1 team member registers & pays $100
4) Must START together/FINISH together&be CONNECTED for whole 5k
5) Use any material to join the 5 team members
6) COSTUMES HIGHLY encouraged!

Event Schedule

#Happys5000 - 6pm
#Happys5000 Caterpillar Division - 6pm
Beer Mile - 7:30pm {50 participant cap}
{You can do both if you want!}
More Event Schedule details to be released soon!

Additional Details

Make sure you check out www.runNIGHTLIFE.com and our twitter page {@runNIGHTLIFE} where we will continually post more information and details on the additional sporting and entertainment components at this years event.

Additional Information

Check us out on Twitter (@runNIGHTLIFE) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/runNIGHTLIFE) for more race day details including post-race festivities and event maps. Our local Charity Partner this year is the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge...please click the link below to see how you can be a part of supporting Arts and Cultural Initiatives in our Region. Also, please note that 100% of the proceeds from Race Poster sales will benefit the Arts Council {so buy one for yourself and a few for your friends too!}.

Mob Events

Have you raced through fire, crawled under barbed wire, and sloshed through mud pits with your friends? What are you waiting for? It's probably the most fun you'll ever have at a race. Throw on a costume, grab a beer, and get downright dirty when you join the Mob.

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